ENTHONE B3 | Krayden

Main features

Four-Hour Ink Pot Life
Controlled Heat-Cure Processing
Faster Cure at Higher Temperature

Product Description

ENTHONE B-3 Catalyst is a heat-cure-only catalyst component for ENTHONE M-Series epoxy marking inks. It provides an average 4-hour pot life after the specified induction period, giving a defined processing window before the ink begins to solidify. Cure temperature must exceed 79 deg C, and higher temperatures shorten the required cure time within the published ink-film schedule. B-3 is used where permanent epoxy markings are processed through controlled thermal cure, including supported M-Series color packages and premeasured bi-pack configurations.

Key features

Heat-Cure-Only Processing: B-3 is used exclusively with controlled thermal cure.
Four-Hour Pot Life: The catalyzed ink has an average 4-hour working pot life after induction.
Temperature-Responsive Cure: Higher cure temperatures reduce the required ink-film cure time.

Applications / Suitable for

ENTHONE M-Series heat-cured marking inks
M 0 N and M 9 N bi-pack configurations
M 0 NC nonconductive black bi-pack configurations

TDS, SDS & Technical Documents

Technical Specifications

General Properties

Appearance

Amber Liquid

Thermal Properties

Boiling Point

160 °C

Flash Point

73.889 °C

Physical Properties

VOC

720 g/l

Additional Information

Technical properties

As-supplied / before-processing properties

Typical catalyst and catalyzed-ink processing data. Final properties belong to the selected M-Series ink, catalyst ratio, and cure schedule.

Property	Value	Unit	Method / condition
Catalyst function	Basic heat-cure catalyst	-	ENTHONE M-Series epoxy marking inks
Cure mode	Heat only	-	B-3 catalyst
Average pot life	4	hr	Begins after induction period
Induction period	30	min	All standard catalysts, including B-3
Required cure temperature	>79	deg C	Above 175 deg F
Shelf life	2	years	All ENTHONE catalysts; from date of manufacture